Kitchen-cabinet.



No. 762,198. PATENTED JUNE 7, 1904.

' V. 0. ROSSER.

KITCHEN CABINET.

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UNITED STATES Patented J une' 7, 1904.

VIRGIL O. ROSSER, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

4 SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 762,198, dated June'7, 1904.

Application filed February 26, 1904. Serial No. 195,444. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIRGIL O. RossnR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to kitchen-cabinets or pantries, as they aresometimes called, and more especially to a means for regulating thedischarge of material from a receptacle thereof.

In a contemporaneously pending applica' tion, filed February 26, 1904,Serial No. 195,443, I illustrate in full a kitchen-cabinet of a novelcharacter, involving in its construction a plurality of receptaclessupported upon the forward side of said cabinet and adapted to containdifferent kinds of granular or pulverulent substances, such as rice,beans, 620. These receptacles in practice are equipped with cut-offs orvalves, and the primary object of the present invention is to provide acut-off or valve especially adapted for connection with such areceptacle which will effectually control the delivery of materialtherefrom and at the same time prevent the formation of such materialinto cakes, lumps, and the like, the cut-off being mounted within thereceptacle so that it, as well as part of its associated means, willthoroughly stir'up the mass in said receptacle.

The improved cut-off mechanism possesses other advantages which willhereinafter appear.

In the drawings I have shown my improvements as incorporated in akitchen-cabinetof the character disclosed by the applicationhereinbefore mentioned.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of akitchencabinet including theinvention. Fig. 2 is a central verticalsectional elevation of one of the receptacles of said cabinet equippedwith cut-off mechanism constructed ashereinafter described. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional elevation of said receptacle, the section beingtaken above the bottom of said receptacle. Fig. 4 is adebefore beenmade.

tail in perspective of the cut-off and a part associated therewith.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings I have shown in full the cabinet to whichreference has herein- This cabinet involves in its make-up a row ofreceptacles, each denoted by 2, and as they are the same in constructionI will describe but one of them in detail. The receptacle 2 is providedwith asemicylindrical bottom 3, having at or near its middle an outletor discharge orifice 4, represented as circular, by virtue of which noangles are present in which material might accumulate.

A cut-off is provided for the outlet 4, the cut-off represented beingdenoted by 5. The cut-off 5 is in the form of a plate approximatelyrectangular in plan View and arcuate in cross-section, the curvature ofthe cutoff agreeing with that of the cylindrical bottom 3 of thereceptacle, whereby as the cut-off traverses said bottom on the openingand closing movements of the former there is no possibility of anymaterial entering between the two parts. Said cut-off is mounted withinthe receptacle so that it can be utilized as a stirrer to stir up orloosen the mass within said receptacle, which is an important advantagewith those materials which tend to cake or lump. This stirring action isassisted by a carrier for the cut-off, as will hereinafter appear. Thecarrier for the cut-off is denoted by 6 and it is in the form of a bailor yoke shaped part, the longitudinal portion thereof being permanentlyor rigidly fastened, as by means of soldering, to the upper side of thecut-off or valve 5, substantially midway of the width thereof. The endbranches of the carrier or yoke 6 are provided with laterallyextendingportions, each denoted by 7, supported for rocking motion by the frontand rear walls, respectively, of the receptacle 2. The forward pivotmember or portion? of the yoke, which is inexpensively made of wire, isbent to form a hand-crank 8, equipped in practice with some suitableform of handle. Therefore when the hand-crank 8 is manipulated and swungthe cut-off or valve 5 will be moved in a-corresponding direction toeither uncover or close the outlet i. During both motions of the valveit agitates the mass in the receptacle, and the same statement applieswith respect to the carrier or yoke for said cut-ofl'.

Not only does the cut-off 5 possess the advantages hereinbefore setforth, but it shuts off, when moved in the proper direction, thedischarge of material through the outlet i without any unnecessary wasteof such material.

The cut-ofi' illustrated is equal in length to the depth of thereceptacle, from which it will be apparent that the ends of said cut-offare contiguous, or practically so, with the inner surfaces of the frontand rear walls of the receptacle 2, so that not only is the valve heldagainst endwise movement, but the same applies to the carrier 6therefor, so that in practice it is unneccessary to provide anyshoulders upon the pivot portions 7 of the carrier to limit endwisemovement of such pivot portions in the manner done with certain existingtypes of cut-ofl mechanisms with which 1 am familiar.

At the mergcnce of the cylindrical bottom 3 of the receptacle with thebody thereof and at one side (shown as being at the left in the presentcase) is situated within the said receptacle a bead 9, which when thecut-off or valve is opened wide to wholly uncover the outlet 4 isengaged by the adjacent edge of said cut-off. This bead constitutes astop to prevent the side edge of the cut-off or valve from leaving thebottom 3, as in case it did there would be present a gap between suchedge and the receptacle into which material could fall. 1 have shownonly one of these stops or beads, and as located at the left of thereceptacle, for the reason that ordinarily the cut-off 5 is swung towardthe left to open it. Should occasion require, a corresponding stop orhead may be situated at the opposite side of the receptacle.

The invention is not limited to the structure hereinbefore described indetail, for certain variations may be adopted within the scope of myclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A receptacleprovided with a substantially semicylindrical bottom having adischarge-outlet, a cut-off within the receptacle curved to agree withand arranged to traverse said bottom, and a bail supported for swingingmovement by the front and rear walls of the receptacle, having outsidethe receptacle means for actuating the same, con nected with thecut-off, and serving as an agitator for the material in said receptacle.

2. A receptacle provided with a substantially semicylindrical bottomhaving-a discharge-outlet, a cut-off in said receptacle, curved to agreewith and to traverse said bottom, the ends of the cut-ofi beingsubstantially contiguous to the front and rear walls of the receptacle,and a bail, the main portion of which is fastened to the cut-off, thebranches of the bail being provided with pivot portions supported forrocking movement by said walls, and one of the said pivot portions beingprovided with a hand-crank outside the receptacle said bail constitutingan agitator for the material in the receptacle.

3. A receptacle, the body of which is provided with a substantiallysemicylindrical bottom having a discharge-outlet, a cut-off supportedfor' swinging movement in the receptacle and curved in cross-section toagree with the curvature of and adapted to traverse said bottom, and abead at the junction of said body and bottom, adapted to vbe engaged bythe cut-off when the latter wholly uncovers said outlet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

VIRGIL O. ROSSER.

Witnesses:

HEATH SUTHERLAND, GEO. W. REA.

